By Jo Macfarlane and Marth Delgado Last updated at 10:17 PM on 15th January 2011 Conflict-of-interest row: Surgeon Enda McVeigh received more than £600,000 from the NHS hospital he is employed by One of the country’s top fertility experts is embroiled in a conflict-of-interest row after a company he owns was paid to treat a backlog of patients – from his own NHS waiting lists.The Oxford Fertility Unit (OFU), where leading gynaecologist and Government adviser Enda McVeigh is a director, Read more [...]

By Jo Macfarlane and Marth Delgado Last updated at 10:17 PM on 15th January 2011 Conflict-of-interest row: Surgeon Enda McVeigh received more than £600,000 from the NHS hospital he is employed by One of the country’s top fertility experts is embroiled in a conflict-of-interest row after a company he owns was paid to treat a backlog of patients – from his own NHS waiting lists.The Oxford Fertility Unit (OFU), where leading gynaecologist and Government adviser Enda McVeigh is a director, Read more [...]

CSE to list over 50 new firms in 2011 by Sapumali GALAGODA Over 50 new companies will be listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) this year and of which 50 percent will be finance companies. Chairperson of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Indrani Sugathadasa said that " Per capita will be doubled in 2011 while Rs. 500 billion will be raised from the market this year. It is expected that the market will grow by 20% per-annum. The chairperson said that the political Read more [...]

14 January 2011 Last updated at 05:10 ET East Sussex County Council has been named as one of the best employers of gay and lesbian people in the UK. It came seventh, higher than any other local authority, in the list compiled by gay rights group Stonewall. The charity rated employers according to criteria which included how they implemented equality issues and supported and engaged with homosexual and transgender staff. Read more [...]

Jets Drew Coleman and Brad Smith are listed as questionable for tomorrow's playoff meeting with the Patriots and coach Rex Ryan said they will be game-time decisions. Coleman didn't practice yesterday, and Smith did so on a limited basis. Ryan was non-committal on whether they'll suit up, perhaps to keep the Patriots unsure of their status. "They are questionable and that's what I'm going to stay with," Ryan said. "Let them figure it out." COMPLETE JETS COVERAGE Coleman, a valuable Read more [...]

By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:43 PM on 15th January 2011 999: The unnamed woman asked crews to bring her washing in because she didn't want to brave her icy path A woman who dialled 999 to ask if paramedics could bring in her washing has topped a list of the most pointless emergency calls.During last year's cold snap, the unnamed woman asked ambulance crews to collect her laundry for her because she didn't want to walk down her icy path.The surreal phone call was among many listed Read more [...]

By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:43 PM on 15th January 2011 999: The unnamed woman asked crews to bring her washing in because she didn't want to brave her icy path A woman who dialled 999 to ask if paramedics could bring in her washing has topped a list of the most pointless emergency calls.During last year's cold snap, the unnamed woman asked ambulance crews to collect her laundry for her because she didn't want to walk down her icy path.The surreal phone call was among many listed Read more [...]

15 January 2011 Last updated at 11:06 ET Middlesbrough's Transporter Bridge is currently a Grade-II listed structure New buildings in Middlesbrough have been added to a list which aims to recognise the town's heritage. The town has just a single Grade l listed building - Acklam Hall - and more than 100 Grade ll and II* listed buildings. The list aims to recognise those buildings of particular local interest which do not qualify Read more [...]